Mixing and Transport in the Environment
Applies fluid mechanics to model contaminant mixing and transport in environmental systems like rivers, lakes, and coastlines.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.81 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.81 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Recall the principles of conservation of mass, advective mass flux and Fick’s law for diffusive mass flux
Apply the fundamental solution to the diffusion equation and use the principle of superposition to construct new solutions
Calculate the diffusivity given data of concentration distribution over time, and conversely, calculate the concentration distribution over time given the diffusivity
Calculate new solutions to advection-diffusion equation by modifying known solutions to include first-order reactions
Explain the differences between molecular diffusion, turbulent diffusion and shear flow dispersion
Apply models of mass transfer at boundaries to compute interfacial mass exchange between air-water and sediment-water interfaces
Evaluate the importance of mixing and transport processes in environmental processes and assess the utility of different types of solutions.
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2
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Prerequisites
Course map(CIV ENGR/G L E 291,COMP SCI 220, orE C E 203) and (CIV ENGR 310 or M E 363), graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.81 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.81 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
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Topics
- Diffusive and advective transport phenomena including turbulent diffusion and shear flow dispersion
- Chemical/biochemical transformations and boundary interactions at air-water and sediment-water interfaces
- Mixing and transport applications in rivers, lakes, atmospheres, and coastal waters
Skills
- Analytical and computational solutions for environmental mixing and transport
- Solving advection-diffusion equations with reaction terms
- Computing interfacial mass exchange at air-water and sediment-water boundaries
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